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Riley Park

800 12 St NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1W3, Canada
+1 403 221 3955
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Ranked #41 of 174 attractions in Calgary
4.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Parks
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Calgary, Canada
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30 reviews 30 reviews
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2012
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I come here at least a hundred times a summer (i live REALLY close) and the pool is so refreshing on a summer day. The trees are AWESOME to climb More

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13 reviews 13 reviews
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012
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Generations have had the pleasure of his glorious park ..... it still continues. Located in Kensington, it is close enough to Downtown, large enough to have a lot of people but not an city if its own like other parks. Graceful, dignified, well maintained with a amazing mix of all ages. More

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Actually I really like Riley Park; its great for kids in the summer with a nice climbing park and a good water park for toddlers too. Lovely gardens on the east side. More

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See 20 more reviews by blackdog403 for Calgary
Calgary, Canada
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97 reviews 97 reviews
Reviews in 38 cities Reviews in 38 cities
63 helpful votes 63 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012
1
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Enjoy watching a game of Cricket in the summer or stroll through the clean and well kept park and gardens. Similar parks are presents in most North American cities More

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Calgary
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63 reviews 63 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
61 helpful votes 61 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Nicely groomed park with mature trees ,a kiddies pool, beautiful flowers and plants..great in the summer months. More

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59 reviews 59 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2011
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This park is always fun to visit, great gardens in the summer and even some cricket games to watch More

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See 52 more reviews by Grassislander for Calgary
Calgary, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2011
1
person found this review helpful

A beautiful and good sized park in Kensington area, near downtown. Cricket matches played most weekends, free to watch. Lot's of teens playing football or frisbee on the large open grassed areas. Lots of quiet spots to read or tan. A very good kids playground area. A large kid's wading pool, staffed in summer. Beautiful flower gardens, great place to... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011

Riley is a great park and the fact there was a lot of people there is a testament to the fact that is a good park. Of course, if the park is full of crows (or "over crowed"), then it is not a great park. More

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Calgary, Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

the park was extermely over crowed and when we returned to our vecile we discovered that someone had tried to break in unsuccessfully but wrecking the locks on our car and we were parked on the main roady right across from the gate! most likely will not return. try south glenmore park! More

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